Removable seat cover



June 3, 1930. A. w. coNNoR ET AL REMOVABLE SEAT'COVER 'Filed April 14. 1928 l l l l l I l l l l I n ward the center and adjustably fastened.

,Patented June 3, 1x93() UNITED STATES` PATENT OFFICE ALBERT w. comvos. AND SIDNEY H. SCHWARTZ,

OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNORS TO -THE BILTMORE ERO MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, A COB'- PORATION OF OHIO Application led April 14,

This invention relates to removable furniture or seat' covers which are disclosed herein as applied to the interior of an auto,x `mobile. A l

The object of thisA invention is to provide removable furniture covers, one size of which is adapted to be used upon seats or furniture of different widths, or in other Words, to provide a standard line of covers adapted to accommodate themselves to minor `dimension variations in the articles to be covered.

Another object is to provide sectional seat or back covers which are adapted to be applied to the seat or back in half sections drawn from the opposite edges thereof toand overlapped medially of the seat, permitting a snug fitting adjustable attachment of the covers. v

Further ,objects and advantages will be more fully set forth in a description of the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which;

Figure l is a perspective view of the interior of an automobile showing thev removable covers, to which this invention is directed, applied to the various type seats of the automobile, the view being fragmentary and broken away for the purposes of illustration.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the underside of a seat, showing the manner of at- .taching the draw string of a sectional seat cover to the under parts of the seat.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary top plan view of the adjustment means at the overla of the seat cover sections, certain parts o .the view being broken away to aid in the illustration of the adjustment feature.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on line 4-4, Figure 3, further detailing the manner of adjustably securing the/ seat sections :to ether. j

g.[he covers of this invention comprise, for

' nmovABLE SEAT covrn4 192s. serial No. 270,120.

each seat or back to be covered, half vsections,

one adapted to fit upon each side of the seat, said members proportioned to over- Y lap in the middle, one over the other.l

The degree of tolerance as to the size of furtion is designated at l upon the drawings,

and the under section as 2. When these sections l, 2, are appliedto the built-in back cushion as in the rear of an automobile, their edges 4 are tacked to the vehicle. When applied to the collapsiblebacks 5 as at the front of the automobile, the sections form an envelope y encasing said backs. When applied to the removable seat cushions 6 themselves, the edges lofthese members are turned under at the bottoms.

Each of the seat 'cushion cover sections has the surface 7 adapted to Ycover a half portion of the top of the seat, side portions 8 adapted to cover the front and back of the seat, an end portion 9 adapted to cover one '-.end of the seat, and a margin or iiap p0rtion l0- adapted to be turned under the seat and to be held there by adraw string 1l passing through this marginal portion, the draw string being secured to the bottom elements12 of the seat. y

It is preferable in so positioning one of these covers upon a `seat thatthe end of the draw string passing through the front of the seat cover, being tied first to the frame of the cushion, the front of the cover isthen adjusted upon the drawstring to avoid undesirable bunching or folding, after which the rest of thecover is adjusted and the other end of the string likewise tied to the seat frame.

All of the seat cover sections areof this general formation, the specific and detailed contouring being dependent upon the shape of the article being covered and the intended exposed sides of said article. The sections 1, 2, are4 secured together at their overlap by means of snap fasteners, the lower section having an overlapped stri of material 13 stitched to it inwardly of tliie cover, into which strip is secured the female member 14 of a snap fastener, the fastener head 15 being disposed between the material of the -eover section and the strip.

The upper section margin is likewise provided, adjacent to the margin which over.- laps the lower member, with an overlapped strip 16' of reinforcing material which has secured therein three malesnap fastener elements 17 aligned transversely to the margin oflsaid sectlon, adapted to'cooperate with the one held by the lower member, so that any one can be used selectively to secure the seat cover sections together.

It will be understood, of course, that while the'seat covers of this invention are illustrated as applied to the interior of an automobile, they may` also be applied to furniture, such as davenports, easy chairs, etc., by makin cushion for covering the top and sides thereof and including a margin adaptedto be turned under the cushion, and a draw string in said margin having its loose ends cus ion whereby the sections may be'drawn inwardly into overlapped relation about the cushion.

In witness whereof we hereunto subscribe 0111' llames.

ALBERT w. ooNNor.. SIDNEY H. SCHWARTZ.

the appropriate changes in the configuration of the outer margins of the seat cover members to fit the type of'article of furniture inil uestion.

Havin descri ed our invention, we desire to be limited only by the ensuing claims:

1. A cover for cushions, comprising, half sections of bag-like formation shaped to enclose opposite cushion sides, and draw strings. disposed through the margin of the sections on the underside of the cushion, the ends of said draw strings attachable to the cushion,

whereby the sections may be .drawn inwardly on the-.cushion to overlapped marginal relation.

2. A cover for cushions, comprising, half` sections shaped to envelop respectivel opposite sides of the cushion, means for rawing the sections inwardly into overlapped relation, a transversely disposed series of snap fastener elements secured on themargin of one of said sections, and a cooperating snap fastener element disposed on the margin of the other section adjacent the series and adapted to cooperate with any one of said series depending o-n the degree of overlap required to draw the sections snugly on the cushion.

3. A cover for cushions, comprising, half sections enveloping respectively f opposite sides of said cushion, said sections overlapping medially of said cushion, a transversely disposed series of fastener elements secured on the margin of one of said sections, a companion fastening element secured on the margin of the other section adjacent the series for cooperation with any one of said series to suitably join the sections in various degrees of overlap.

4. An extensible cover for a cushion, comprising, sections, each section-adapted to enclose respectively opposite portions of the :disposed inwardly for attachment to the 

